Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,795 new confirmed and probable COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleChicago statues of Columbus, Presidents Washington and Lincoln among...
Statues of Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and William McKinley, as well as the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, were among the 40 public statues and other commemorative markers...
View ArticleHave you used social media to find an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine?...
The Tribune would like to hear from people who have been using social media platforms and other methods to get an appointment.
View ArticleA mother’s heart health during pregnancy can effect her kids’ health, study...
Heart health factors such as obesity, smoking, high blood pressure and cholesterol during pregnancy can lead to adolescents' heart issues later.
View ArticleFormer Cook County judge once caught on camera leaving child in court lockup...
Former judge caught leaving child in court lockup seeking return to bench.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: Should people wear 2 masks? Will...
These are some of the many coronavirus questions readers have sent us that we’ve put to health and science experts.
View ArticleDNA linked Tennessee man to 1992 Gary murders, charges allege
DNA from a rape kit kept and stored for years led police to Victor Lofton, a Tennessee man accused in a 1992 Gary double murder of a 21-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter, charges show.
View ArticleMore contagious UK variant of COVID-19 identified in DuPage County
DuPage health officials have identified the county’s first case of the contagious COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
View ArticleMap of weather-related roof collapses: Have you seen one? Send us the address.
At least nine buildings in the area have given way under the foot-plus of snow that has accumulated in recent days. The Tribune is mapping reports of collapsed roofs below. If you have seen one in your...
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View ArticleDuPage health officials, citing ‘insufficient’ supply, decline to join state...
DuPage County will not be expanding COVID-19 vaccinations when the state moves Feb. 25 to include younger residents with underlying conditions and those with disabilities, county health officials said.
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot spent COVID relief money to pay police, Pritzker attacks...
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View ArticleWisconsin biologist traded sturgeon research eggs for $20,000 worth of...
Ryan Koenigs, a biologist who oversees the state’s sturgeon spearing season in Lake Winnebago, is accused of accepting $20,000 worth of caviar in an illegal bartering scheme.
View ArticleRead the inspector general’s report on Chicago’s response to spring protests...
Read the report from Inspector General Joseph Ferguson on the city's response to protests and looting that gripped Chicago last spring after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
View ArticleBrookfield, Lincoln Park zoos prepare to reopen in March
The major zoos are welcoming visitors back, with COVID limitations, following extraordinary wintertime shutdowns.
View ArticleMan dies after awning weighed down by snow collapses in Pullman
A 54-year-old man died after a building awning collapsed in the Pullman neighborhood, according to officials.
View ArticlePolice seek help finding driver of Buick after cyclist left in critical...
Chicago police are asking for help identifying the driver of an SUV that hit a cyclist and critically injured her last week in Avondale.
View Article73.2% of the U.S. is covered by snow with 20 inches on the ground at O’Hare —...
An estimated 73.2% of the contiguous United States was blanketed by accumulated snow, or snow cover, as of Feb. 16, according to NOAA’s National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. That is...
View ArticleMike Madigan, ComEd and corruption: Timeline of how the investigation unfolded
The announcement of a $200 million fine against ComEd for corruption and details of federal subpoenas to AT&T; and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office pushed the widening criminal probe...
View ArticleInside University of Illinois at Chicago's mass COVID-19 vaccination site
University of Illinois’ Chicago campus is serving a new purpose during the pandemic: the Credit Union 1 Arena now operates as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, offering about 1,000 coveted doses to...
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